Common use of Course Reimbursement Clause in Contracts

Course Reimbursement. (a) Teachers who elect to take, and who successfully complete, graduate (post-college) level courses with a grade of B or better, or its equivalent shall be reimbursed at the rate of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) each per course except at a rate of three hundred dollars ($300.00) each per course for courses in the areas of Speech and Hearing, Teachers of the Deaf, Industrial Arts, Special Education, Computer Science, Data- Processing, Math, Science, Bi-Lingual (only in the areas where the City provides Bi- Lingual instruction), Allied Health, Culinary Arts and others which might be approved in advance by the Board, for the tuition cost of such course or courses up to a maximum of three (3) courses in any given school year provided that the teacher has attained, prior to taking the course(s), at least the MA level as listed in Article 25, Section 1, and the Salary Schedules in Appendix A and provided that the teacher has the prior approval of the Superintendent to take, and receive reimbursement for, a course or courses. A teacher may not use any course for which he or she has requested and received reimbursement to attain advancement to a higher salary column as described in Article 25, Section 1, and the Salary Schedules in Appendix A. Courses completed after July 1, in any given year, shall be counted as having been taken during the next school year. However, with regard to courses taken in the Spring semester (from January-May) or the Summer semester (May-June 30) teachers may apply for reimbursement the following school year but said course is credited to the prior school year for purposes of determining the number of courses. This shall not affect the course reimbursement for that current school year. The maximum a person may collect at a given time is nine hundred dollars ($900.00). The reimbursement payment prescribed herein shall be paid not prior to the first week of July immediately subsequent to the date of the successful completion of the said graduate level course.

Course Reimbursement. 178. (a) Teachers who elect to take, and who successfully complete, graduate (post-college) level courses with a grade of B or better, or its equivalent shall be reimbursed at the rate of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) each per course except at a rate of three hundred dollars ($300.00) each per course for courses in the areas of Speech and Hearing, Teachers of the Deaf, Industrial Arts, Special Education, Computer Science, Data- Processing, Math, Science, Bi-Lingual (only in the areas where the City provides Bi- Lingual instruction), Allied Health, Culinary Arts and others which might be approved in advance by the Board, for the tuition cost of such course or courses up to a maximum of three (3) courses in any given school year provided that the teacher has attained, prior to taking the course(s), at least the MA level as listed in Article 25, Section 1, and the Salary Schedules in Appendix A and provided that the teacher has the prior approval of the Superintendent to take, and receive reimbursement for, a course or courses. A teacher may not use any course for which he or she has requested and received reimbursement to attain advancement to a higher salary column as described in Article 25, Section 1, and the Salary Schedules in Appendix A. ¶ 179. Courses completed after July 1, in any given year, shall be counted as having been taken during the next school year. However, with regard to courses taken in the Spring semester (from January-May) or the Summer semester (May-June 30) teachers may apply for reimbursement the following school year but said course is credited to the prior school year for purposes of determining the number of courses. This shall not affect the course reimbursement for that current school year. The maximum a person may collect at a given time is nine hundred dollars ($900.00). The reimbursement payment prescribed herein shall be paid not prior to the first week of July immediately subsequent to the date of the successful completion of the said graduate level course.

Course Reimbursement. 178. (a) Teachers who elect to take, and who successfully complete, graduate (post-college) level courses with a grade of B or better, or its equivalent shall be reimbursed at the rate of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) each per course except at a rate of three hundred dollars ($300.00) each per course for courses in the areas of Speech and Hearing, Teachers of the Deaf, Industrial Arts, Special Education, Computer Science, Data- Data-Processing, Math, Science, Bi-Lingual (only in the areas where the City provides Bi- Bi-Lingual instruction), Allied Health, Culinary Arts and others which might be approved in advance by the Board, for the tuition cost of such course or courses up to a maximum of three (3) courses in any given school year provided that the teacher has attained, prior to taking the course(s), at least the MA level as listed in Article 25, Section 1, and the Salary Schedules in Appendix A and provided that the teacher has the prior approval of the Superintendent to take, and receive reimbursement for, a course or courses. A teacher may not use any course for which he or she has requested and received reimbursement to attain advancement to a higher salary column as described in Article 25, Section 1, and the Salary Schedules in Appendix A. ¶ 179. Courses completed after July 1, in any given year, shall be counted as having been taken during the next school year. However, with regard to courses taken in the Spring semester (from January-May) or the Summer semester (May-June 30) teachers may apply for reimbursement the following school year but said course is credited to the prior school year for purposes of determining the number of courses. This shall not affect the course reimbursement for that current school year. The maximum a person may collect at a given time is nine hundred dollars ($900.00). The reimbursement payment prescribed herein shall be paid not prior to the first week of July immediately subsequent to the date of the successful completion of the said graduate level course.